Letter from Justin McCarthy to Mrs. O'Rahilly, 20 June, 1916. Letters 1916-1923 Justin McCarthy

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This is a letter of condolence to Nancy O'Rahilly (1875-1961). He acknowledges receipt of £5, for which 30 Gregorian Masses will be celebrated for the repose of The O'Rahilly's soul. The monks prayed, on hearing of his death, that God would grant them all eternal rest and console their sorrowing friends.Nancy O'Rahilly was a member of the Provisional Council of Cumann na mBan at the founding in 1914 and the wife of Michael Joseph O'Rahilly, self-described as 'The' O'Rahilly (1875-1916). The O'Rahilly fought in the Easter Rising and was shot in Parnell/Moore Street on 28 April 1916 and died some time later. Nancy was pregnant at the time of her husband's death – the child was born three months later. Justin McCarthy was Abbot of Mount St. Joseph's Abbey, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary.

 University College Dublin Archives Humphreys Papers P106/120/57, Humphreys Papers P106/120/57 https://letters1916.ie/item/27 English Justin McCarthy 1916-06-20 Mount St. Joseph's Abbey, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Mrs. Nancy O'Rahilly Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 Mount St. Joseph Abbey, Roscrea 20.6.16 Dear Mrs. O'Rahilly I am very thank- ful for letter and cheque £5 to hand this morning and will have thirty Gregorian Masses said for the repose of your husband's soul. We had prayers here for him on hearing of his death as he was known to some here and his father well known to many. May God grant them all eternal rest and console their sorrow- ing friends Yours Sincerely Justin McCarthy Abbot Justin McCarthy Letter from Justin McCarthy to Mrs. O'Rahilly, 20 June, 1916. Mount St. Joseph's Abbey, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Letter from Justin McCarthy to Mrs. O'Rahilly, 20 June, 1916.